Ken Stevens | kenstevens2@mlive.comMuskegon Correctional Facility corrections officers Bryan Tucker, left and Paul Thiele walk through a resident unit on Oct. 4, 2012, in Muskegon. Employees are preparing for its reopening to house inmates beginning on Oct. 8, 2012.

I would like to encourage MLive and Muskegon Chronicle readers to vote for Holly Hughes for state representative on Nov. 6.

Finally, we have been able to see a turnaround in Michigan's economy, and much of that can be attributed to responsible budgeting in Lansing and to an agenda that encourages job creation. I have real hope that Michigan is on a new path to prosperity. We need to return Hughes to the legislature for another term to continue to promote our state and our county.

I am particularly pleased with Hughes' work on the reopening of the Muskegon Correctional Facility. I was very disappointed when Gov. Jennifer Granholm closed the facility when I was in office. It is good to have those jobs returned to our county.

Hughes works hard for the people of Western Michigan, and she is deserving of your vote.